OET interlinear REV 6:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-transliterate

ὁ ᾍδης

the_‹one› ¬the Hades

See how you translated the term Hades in [1:18](../01/18.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἐξουσία

˓was˒_given ˱to˲_them authority

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [God gave authority to them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸ τέταρτον τῆς γῆς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἶδον καί ἰδού ἵππος χλωρός καί ὁ καθήμενος ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Θάνατος καί ὁ ᾍδης ἠκολούθει μετʼ αὐτοῦ καί ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἐξουσία ἐπί τό τέταρτον τῆς γῆς ἀποκτεῖναι ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ καί ἐν λιμῷ καί ἐν θανάτῳ καί ὑπό τῶν θηρίων τῆς γῆς)

Here, the earth represents the people of the earth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [one fourth of the people on the earth]

Note 4 topic: translate-fraction

τὸ τέταρτον τῆς γῆς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἶδον καί ἰδού ἵππος χλωρός καί ὁ καθήμενος ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Θάνατος καί ὁ ᾍδης ἠκολούθει μετʼ αὐτοῦ καί ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἐξουσία ἐπί τό τέταρτον τῆς γῆς ἀποκτεῖναι ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ καί ἐν λιμῷ καί ἐν θανάτῳ καί ὑπό τῶν θηρίων τῆς γῆς)

Here, one fourth means one part out of four equal parts. Alternate translation: [one out of every four people on the earth]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ῥομφαίᾳ

sword

John is using the term sword to mean warfare by association with the way the people of his time used swords as weapons in warfare. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [warfare]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

θανάτῳ

death

John is likely using the general term death to mean one specific cause of death, disease. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [disease]